Model Railroad Hobbyist | August 2015 | #66 DCC IMPULSES column Bruce Petrarca Getting started in DCC ... I got a question in a recent e-mail about how to get started in DCC. This led me to go back and review the early columns that I wrote for MRH. They may have been a bit too detailed for beginners. This column is to bridge that gap. It is aimed at folks who are not familiar with DCC, or are just starting out with DCC. Hopefully, there will be a tidbit here and there for the more experienced folks. Something for everybody is the goal. So, after reading this column, it might be a good time to work through all my columns, starting with the first: “Back to Basics” from October 2011 (mrh- mag.com/magazine/mrh-2011-10-oct/dcc_impulses). This column will be the basis for clinics I’ll be doing this year at upcoming NMRA conventions: the national convention in Portland, OR, in late August, 2015, and the Pacific Southwest Region convention in Scottsdale, AZ, in mid-September. I plan on a presentation based on topics raised here, and time for an open discussion with attendees. Plan to take one in. XX DCC TIPS, TRICKS, AND TECHNIQUES MRHMAG.COM • TABLE OF CONTENTS • INDEX